The lovely land of Leh has several places to see in and around it. There are a number of places around Leh that are renowned for the gompas and the monasteries. You must see the paintings at the Alchi Gompa of the 11th century. The Alchi Gompa is at a distance of around seventy kilometers from Leh. While at Leh you may move around and see the beautiful thangkas at the Matho gompa. Another place worth seeing around Leh is Ladakh. You must see the biggest gompa in Ladakh- Hemis Gompa and even attend the annual Hemis festival. The Palace Monastery of Shey gompa in Ladakh is another must see. The Spituk Gompa and the Mahakal Temple lie on a hillock around Leh. Thikse gompa and Stakna are other places worth visiting around Leh.

Choglamsar is an additional spot around Leh that's of tourist, educational and cultural interest.

In Choglamsar you are able to see anything reveal the Tibetan Buddhism culture. Trekking is a superb choice to discover the areas all-around Leh. Spituk, Markha Valley, Lamayuru gompa, Chiling village, Likir and Temisgam are some destinations which can be worth seeing and trekked to all around Leh. Rafting from the Zanskar River is a different adventurous manner of savoring while in the lap of nature close to Leh.

Make your holidays at Leh far more gratifying by seeing these close by spots. These sites not just enrich tourism probable in Leh but in addition are really worth seeing holiday spots by themselves.

• The former Palace in the King of Ladakh (admission 100rps). By far the most obvious building in Leh, the palace was developed within the 17th century, and now undergoing restoration. There is not significantly to find out about the within, but you will discover good views outdoors.

• Buddhist temples:

• Namgyal Tsemo Gompa - over the Palace, created 1430, is only open from 7AM-9AM for the duration of the morning puja.

• Soma Gompa - just across the corner from Primary Bazar, it's a large modern day gompa. It's also the place in the Ladakhi Buddhist Association, a conservitive political orginisation, with ties to Hindutva groups.

• Karma Dupgyud Choeling - monastery within the Karma Kagyu tradition